January 2021
- Port’s Environmental Study Awaits Funding
Jan. 29 – Coastal Review Online - N.C. Coastal Federation Earns Top Ranking
Jan. 28 – Coastal Review Online - Owners Can Reclaim Recovered Crab Pots
Jan. 27 – Coastal Review Online - Millions of Oysters Restored to North Carolina Coast
Jan. 25 – Spectrum News 1 - Commission Talks Dredge Material Disposal
Jan. 25 – Coastal Review Online - Waterways Commission Tackles the Growing Crisis of Dredge Material Disposal at January Meeting
Jan. 23 – Island Free Press - Shoreline Cleanups Planned for Feb. 6
Jan. 22 – Coastal Review Online - NC should ally with other states in a pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Jan. 21 – The Charlotte Observer - Effort On to Protect Stump Sound Oysters
Jan. 21 – Coastal Review Online - NC should ally with other states in a pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Jan. 21 – The News & Observer - Pine Knoll Shores board OKs living shoreline, stormwater improvements
Jan. 20 – Carteret County News-Times - NCCF hires commercial fishermen to gather lost gear, clean waterways
Jan. 19 – Carteret County News-Times - Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Effort Continues
Jan. 18 – Spectrum News - Abandoned boat, vessel cleanup in ENC will start soon
Jan. 16 – WCTI 12 - North Carolina Coastal Federation seeks applicants for environmental award
Jan. 16 – The Coastland Times - NC Coastal Federation accepting applications for Coastal Stewardship Award
Jan. 15 – Carteret County News-Times - Initiative Results in 140M More Oysters in NC
Jan. 14 – Coastal Review Online - Lost fishing gear cleanup underway in ENC
Jan. 14 – WCTI 12 - Nags Head Looks to Its Other Shoreline
Jan. 13 – Coastal Review Online - Groups Petition State For CO2 Emission Rule
Jan. 12 – Coastal Review Online - NC Coastal Federation shares 2020 accomplishments
Jan. 10 – Carteret County News-Times - Hard-hit fishermen turn to new catch: cleaning up marine debris from southeastern shoreline
Jan. 9 – Port City Daily - Federation Offers 3 Stewardship Awards
Jan. 8 – Coastal Review Online - NCCF, commercial fishermen prepare to recover lost fishing gear
Jan. 8 – Carteret County News-Times - Hatteras Island Oyster Roast postponed until 2022
Jan. 7 – The Coastland Times - Pandemic shifts life in Carteret County, other top stories from 2020
Jan. 6 – Carteret County News-Times - Lost Fishing Gear Recovery to Begin
Jan. 5 – Coastal Review Online - Treasury Now Holds Restoration Grant Funds
Jan. 4 – Coastal Review Online
February 2021
- Atlantic Beach council signs off on draft restoration & resiliency plan
Feb. 25 – Carteret County News – Times - N.C. environmental groups file petition to join other states in combating climate change
Feb. 25 – NC Health News - Coastal cleanup continues years after Hurricane Florence
Feb. 24 – WCTI 12 - NC’s Oyster Trail is an Experience on the Half Shell
Feb. 19 – Carolina Country - Engagement Key to Stump Sound Plan
Feb. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Oyster Reef Construction Shows Huge Success
Feb. 19 – PBS NC - Volunteers Needed for Eastern NC Cleanups
Feb. 16 – Coastal Review Online - Efforts On to Keep Litter Out of Stump Sound
Feb. 16 – Coastal Review Online - Don’t be shellfish! Recycle your oyster shells to help restore beaches
Feb. 11 – WCTI 12 - Atlantic Beach planners forward watershed plan for council for approval
Feb. 6 – Carteret County News-Times - Owners can reclaim crab pots recovered by N.C. Coastal Federation
Feb. 5 – OBX Today - Commentary: Oyster initiative working
Feb 3 – Tideland News - NCCF: Atlantic white cedar restoration project complete
Feb 1 – The Coastland Times - Coastal federation earns seventh 4-star rating from Charity Navigator
Feb. 1 – Carteret County News-Times
March 2021
- McElraft’s conservation, nourishment funding bill gains bipartisan support in legislature
Mar. 31 – Carteret County News-Times - Nonprofits partner to clean up around Carteret County
Mar. 29 – Carteret County News-Times - Group recovers 80 abandoned boats off NC coast
Mar. 26 – WWAY TV 3 - Largest effort yet to remove abandoned boats left behind after storm kicks off on NC coast
Mar. 23 – WECT News 6 - Groups Partner on Habitat Restoration Effort
Mar. 23 – Coastal Review Online - Living shoreline construction begins on Topsail Island
Mar. 22 – WWAY News - Living Shoreline Work to Begin in Topsail
Mar. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Project to Remove Abandoned Boats Begins
Mar. 18 – Coastal Review Online - Crews to begin removing abandoned vessels along the coast
Mar. 15 – Port City Daily - Scores of abandoned boats to be removed by N.C. Coastal Federation
Mar. 15 – The Outer Banks Voice - Coastwide Abandoned Vessel Removal Ahead
Mar. 15 – Coastal Review Online - Homeowners Battle Erosion Using Oysters
Mar. 9 – Spectrum News 1 - Dare Boat Ramp to Close for Renovations
Mar. 9 – Coastal Review Online - Restaurant to Reef Program Helps Build Up Existing Reef
Mar. 4 – Spectrum News 1 - NC Coastal Federation announces plans to reduce flooding and water pollution
Mar. 4 – Port City Daily - NC Coastal Federation announces statewide stormwater plan
Mar. 4 – Carteret County News – Times - NC Coastal Federation proposes new drainage project ideas to prevent flooding
Mar. 3 – WECT 6 - New Plan Recommends Nature-Based Solutions to Manage Stormwater Flooding in North Carolina
Mar. 3 – PEW Charitable Trusts
April 2021
- PKS, Federation Completes Stormwater Work
Apr. 29 – Coastal Review Online - Groups Update NC Oyster Restoration Plan
Apr. 28 – Coastal Review Online - NC Coastal Fed Releases Plan to Restore Wild Oyster Populations
Apr. 27- Port City Daily - Efforts On to Rebuild NC’s Oyster Population
Apr. 27- Coastal Review Online - North Carolina Oyster Trail Highlights Outer Banks-Farmed Mollusks in Effort to Restore Crucial Species
Apr. 24 – Daily Press - Officials: Living Shorelines and Nature-Based Solutions Better Protect the Coast
Apr. 19 – WNCT 9 - Earth Day Celebrations Abound this Month
Apr. 16 – Coastal Review Online - High School Seniors Honored with NCCF Coastal Stewardship Award Announced
Apr. 15 – The Coastland Times - Wanchese Roadside, Shoreline Cleanup Set
Apr. 15 – Coastal Review Online - Swansboro Works to Manage Stormwater
Apr. 6 – Coastal Review Online - Abandoned Boat Cleanup Underway in ENC
Apr. 6 – News Channel 12 - Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project Complete
Apr. 5 – Coastal Review Online - Towns Advance Water Quality Projects
Apr. 5 – Coastal Review Online - Federation improves stormwater drainage on Orange Street
Apr. 2 – Carteret County News-Times
May 2021
- Study Finds Banks Channel Stormwater Intervention Effective at Reducing Polluted Runoff
May 29 – Port City Daily - Stormwater Management Can Protect Water Quality: Study
May 28 – CRO - Groups Petition State to Limit Carbon Dioxide Pollution
May 27 – CRO - NC Coastal Federation, partners work on living shoreline at Pine Knoll Shores Town Hall
May 11 – Carteret County News-Times - Help on the Half Shell
May 06 – Topsail Magazine - Cleaning up the Coast One Abandoned Boat at a Time
May 06 – Spectrum News 1 - Commentary: Federation Releases Strategy, “Oyster Blueprint”
May 05 – Tideland News - NC Coastal Federation Continues to remove abandoned boats from NC Coast
May 04 – WWAY News - Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina, Undergoes Runoff and Flooding Mitigation Measures
May 03 – Storm Water Solutions
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